Sunburst 7 - 8

Sunburst 7 - 8 operates as a minimally staffed intermediate school in Sunburst, Montana, run under Sunburst K-12 Schools. Current enrollment sits at 26 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 81% leaner than the state mean of about 139.

Sunburst K-12 Schools runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 123 students. Sunburst 7 - 8 is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Sunburst 7 - 8 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%); the rest comes out to 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Native American.

On the resource side, The school employs 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.0:1. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Toole County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Toole County indicate median household earnings sit near $57,731, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sunburst 7 - 8 is one of 11 public schools in Toole County (combined enrollment of about 681 students).

The closest other public school is Sunburst High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Sunburst 7 - 8 operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sunburst 7 - 8's enrollment has contracted 16% since 2018, when it stood at 31 (now 26). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 94% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.